George Lauriat

George Lauriat is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) and a veteran journalist with more than 50 years of experience covering global shipping, ports, trucking, logistics, energy, and supply chain economics. He has reported from more than 50 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, publishing approximately 4,000 bylined articles, a book, numerous book chapters, and research for television specials. Before joining AJOT, Lauriat was a foreign correspondent based in Hong Kong, contributing to leading international publications covering maritime trade and global commerce. He is a recipient of the Jefferson Fellowship for his reporting on maritime policy and international affairs.

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Hammer and nail – The ups and downs of the US lumber market

U.S. lumber markets face shifting demand as housing affordability, mortgage rates, trade pressures and tightening global timber supplies reshape the outlook.

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Port of Vancouver moving forward

A deeper dive into the Port of Vancouver’s numbers illustrates just how important the Port is to both the Canadian economy and to the country’s supply chain.

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COSCO SHIPPING (North America) invests in diversifying service

In this Interview with AJOT, COSCO SHIPPING North America explains how it is expanding beyond ocean freight with investments in trucking, warehousing, intermodal and integrated logistics across the Americas.

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Is there a warehouse boom right around the corner?

There are indications that a Distribution Center (DC) boom may be about to happen. And while the geo-political and regulatory headwinds are still blowing, momentum is gathering to add warehouse space…and to do it in a big way.

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Tradepoint Atlantic – A growing ‘city of logistics’

Tradepoint Atlantic’s city of logistics is growing fast, project by project.

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AJOT’s Top 100 Container Ports

Global container ports post strong 2025 TEU growth, but Middle East conflicts and shifting trade routes raise concerns for 2026.

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Port of Baltimore: Novel grain transloading facility a win-win

Ports America Chesapeake and Frey partner on a novel grain transloading facility in the Port of Baltimore — a win-win for the supply chain.

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Port of Baltimore: In depth planning

A conversation with Jonathan Daniels, Executive Director of the Maryland Port Authority (MPA) on planning for the future.

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The Panama Canal: A tangled web is weaved

The Panama Canal’s terminal management is a tangled web of geo-political influence and economic necessities. Can it be untangled? Or is the future to be entwined by influences that lie thousands of miles away?

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Top containership operators in 2026

Containership ownership is top heavy. The top ten container ship operators manage over 84% of the TEU (twenty-foot equivalent) capacity and operate 54.5% of the ships of the containership fleet (using numbers extrapolated from Alphaliner’s Top 100 list).

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